Author Notes: When I make these I always double the batch, because they are gobbled up faster than you can say "Southwestern Spiced Sweet Potato Fries." The heat and spice of cumin, chile powder and paprika complement the natural sweetness of the potatoes. I don't peel the sweet potatoes, because the skin adds extra texture and nutrients. The Chili-Cilantro Sour Cream is cooling and fresh, balancing out the kick of the spice and the earthiness of the potatoes. —TasteFood

Food52 Review: The briliance of the sweet potato fry is that with all the sugar in the potatoes, you can really lay on the seasonings. Here, TasteFood has you use chili powder, cumin and cayenne. You might want to double the recipe so you'll feel better about sharing. You'll want to eat the first batch plain and the second tempered with the tangy sour cream sauce. And as we discovered, the hard way, cayenne's heat varies a lot -- start with 1/4 teaspoon and add more if you like. - A&M —The Editors

I have recently taken to making my own home made potato (and sweet) fries. Love them SO MUCH MORE that the store bought frozen. Home made is key. Recipe on my blog, or here too! Bec x | www.dancingthroughsunday...

A little - or a lot - on the spicy side, make sure your guests like really spicy food. I'll tone them down the next time, omit the cayenne entirely and use ancho chile powder. Very tasty though. Served them with Lamb T-bones and garlicky yellow squash & zucchini stir fry.

Made this tonight and the dip is amazing!!! My roommate told me adding a tsp of corn starch would help absorb the moist and make the fries crispy and it worked!! Maybe deep fry is not necessary after all!

Made this last night. It was so deliciously spicy, so warm and full of heat! needless to say, this is going to be one of those recipes I will be making over and over. My future kids should thank you for making sweet potato a big part of their diet. =)

I have never found a baked sweet potato fry to stay crisp without deep frying....I have a recipe from Jeff Mauro/Food Network Sandwich king...that is really good....but they are deep fryed...and they are crisp...

Great recipe! These really wake up your taste buds. I'm making these again this weekend for company who appreciate a dish with a twist. As far as them going a bit limp, I put them on parchment paper [which also saves on clean-up] and cook them on convection-only for the last 10 min. That seemed to help crisp them up a little. Watch the ends don't burn though.

I bookmarked this months ago, but when I saw it again in the FOOD52 Cookbook, it called, very loud, and it was the first recipe I had to make. Just wonderful! Love the sauce too, and put it on everything else.

I made these tonight to go with crab-stuffed peppers and they were awesome!! I doubled the recipe and used half regular and half hot paprika - really HOT. Next time, I'll leave off the hot kind because there's enough heat in the rest of it. The sauce is awesome and was also good on the crab/peppers. We're taking this recipe to the beach to share! Thanks!